MotoGP
Dani Pedrosa will start the 2010 Gran Premio d’Italia TIM from pole position, his second of the season, after a superb late lap deposed current championship leader, Jorge Lorenzo, from the top of the timesheet.
"It’s great to take pole here," declared Pedrosa. "We’ve been working very hard through free practice and in qualifying this afternoon to improve things from yesterday. We’ve achieved this, so I’m satisfied. Lorenzo will be the man to beat tomorrow, but we are confident that we are in better shape than for the last race in Le Mans. I think it will be a fun race tomorrow."
Lorenzo had taken provisional pole position with ten minutes of the session remaining, becoming the first rider of the weekend to get under the 1’49" barrier by four-thousandths of a second, but Pedrosa’s effort means Lorenzo will go for his third straight win of the campaign from second position on the grid tomorrow.
"I am very happy about how my bike is feeling at Mugello," said Lorenzo. "I have a good race pace, the Bridgestone tyres feel good and I think I can make a fight tomorrow."
Joining the Spanish duo on the front row will be Casey Stoner, who overcame problems with his Ducati Desmosedici that have plagued him all weekend to jump up from ninth to third in the final moments of this afternoon’s qualifying session, knocking his team-mate, Nicky Hayden, back to the second row of the grid.
"I’d love to say we’re ready for the race tomorrow, but the reality is we’re far from it," explained Stoner. "It was a bit if a banzai lap in qualifying to be honest; we still need to find around six tenths if we are to be competitive with Jorge and Dani tomorrow. But, if we can find something in warm-up, then we could be in a good position."
Hayden will start alongside Colin Edwards and Randy de Puniet, who both enjoyed a positive qualifying session at a sun-drenched Mugello this afternoon.
Ben Spies will start his first MotoGP race at Mugello from seventh place, after an impressive weekend learning yet another new circuit, and Andrea Dovizioso will also be on the third row for his home race. Aleix Espargaró continued to improve on his satellite Pramac Ducati to claim ninth place, his best qualifying position to date, while another rookie, Hiroshi Aoyama, rounded out the top ten.
A notable absence from the session was Valentino Rossi. The reigning World Champion was taken to hospital earlier in the day after a crash in the morning practice, and will have an operation this evening on a fractured right tibia.
"I didn’t see Rossi’s crash, but what I’ve heard about the injury doesn’t sound good," said Pedrosa. "I just hope the operation goes well for him, because the first operation is always the most important."
MotoGP Start Positions
| Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA |
SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 329.3 | 1’48.819 | |
| 2 | 99 | Jorge LORENZO |
SPA | Fiat Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 324.8 | 1’48.996 | 0.177 / 0.177 |
| 3 | 27 | Casey STONER |
AUS | Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 339.3 | 1’49.432 | 0.613 / 0.436 |
| 4 | 69 | Nicky HAYDEN |
USA | Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 336.4 | 1’49.546 | 0.727 / 0.114 |
| 5 | 5 | Colin EDWARDS |
USA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 323.9 | 1’49.683 | 0.864 / 0.137 |
| 6 | 14 | Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 323.9 | 1’49.737 | 0.918 / 0.054 |
| 7 | 11 | Ben SPIES | USA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 |
Yamaha | 320.4 | 1’49.861 | 1.042 / 0.124 |
| 8 | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 327.3 | 1’50.065 | 1.246 / 0.204 |
| 9 | 41 | Aleix ESPARGARO |
SPA | Pramac Racing Team | Ducati | 335.2 | 1’50.168 | 1.349 / 0.103 |
| 10 | 7 | Hiroshi AOYAMA |
JPN | Interwetten Honda MotoGP | Honda | 330.4 | 1’50.224 | 1.405 / 0.056 |
| 11 | 58 | Marco SIMONCELLI |
ITA | San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 327.1 | 1’50.434 | 1.615 / 0.210 |
| 12 | 65 | Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 322.8 | 1’50.479 | 1.660 / 0.045 |
| 13 | 40 | Hector BARBERA |
SPA | Paginas Amarillas Aspar | Ducati | 341.2 | 1’50.561 | 1.742 / 0.082 |
| 14 | 33 | Marco MELANDRI |
ITA | San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 328.9 | 1’50.664 | 1.845 / 0.103 |
| 15 | 36 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Pramac Racing Team |
Ducati | 338.5 | 1’50.970 | 2.151 / 0.306 |
| 16 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA |
SPA | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 324.7 | 1’53.243 | 4.424 / 2.273 |
| 46 | Valentino ROSSI |
ITA | Fiat Yamaha Team | Yamaha |
Moto2
Andrea Iannone gave the home crowd something to cheer about at Mugello today, by taking pole position for the Moto2 race at the Italian circuit after a hectic qualifying session. Iannone’s lap of 1’55.598 secured him the fourth pole of his career – his first in the new intermediate category – by a margin of 0.260s.
Joining him on the front row will be current championship leader Toni Elías who put in a hot final lap of the session to rise to second, having been much further down the timesheet for most of practice and qualifying. Alex de Angelis and Jules Cluzel were separated by just five-hundredths of a second in third and fourth, as they completed the front row.
Shoya Tomizawa, who is lying second in the overall standings and 18 points off Elías going into tomorrow’s race, will lead the second row after setting the fifth best time, with Sergio Gadea, Gabor Talmacsi and Axel Pons also inside the top eight. Talmacsi had a fall towards the end of the session, which severely damaged his bike, but left the former 125cc World Champion uninjured
Thomas Lüthi and Julián Simón also set top-ten times, with the latter sliding out at the very end of the session but returning to his bike immediately.
Moto2 Start Positions
Mugello, Saturday, June 05, 2010
| Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | Andrea IANNONE |
ITA | Fimmco Speed Up | Speed Up | 281.7 | 1’55.598 | |
| 2 | 24 | Toni ELIAS | SPA | Gresini Racing Moto2 |
Moriwaki | 284.7 | 1’55.858 | 0.260 / 0.260 |
| 3 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM | RSM Team Scot | Force GP210 | 273.6 | 1’56.222 | 0.624 / 0.364 |
| 4 | 16 | Jules CLUZEL |
FRA | Forward Racing | Suter | 270.3 | 1’56.272 | 0.674 / 0.050 |
| 5 | 48 | Shoya TOMIZAWA |
JPN | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 270.4 | 1’56.284 | 0.686 / 0.012 |
| 6 | 40 | Sergio GADEA |
SPA | Tenerife 40 Pons | Pons Kalex | 277.2 | 1’56.296 | 0.698 / 0.012 |
| 7 | 2 | Gabor TALMACSI |
HUN | Fimmco Speed Up | Speed Up | 278.7 | 1’56.305 | 0.707 / 0.009 |
| 8 | 80 | Axel PONS | SPA | Tenerife 40 Pons |
Pons Kalex | 279.5 | 1’56.331 | 0.733 / 0.026 |
| 9 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI |
SWI | Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2 | Moriwaki | 279.6 | 1’56.339 | 0.741 / 0.008 |
| 10 | 60 | Julian SIMON |
SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team | Suter | 270.9 | 1’56.343 | 0.745 / 0.004 |
| 11 | 25 | Alex BALDOLINI |
ITA | Caretta Technology Race Dept | I.C.P. | 273.6 | 1’56.388 | 0.790 / 0.045 |
| 12 | 55 | Hector FAUBEL |
SPA | Marc VDS Racing Team | Suter | 275.4 | 1’56.443 | 0.845 / 0.055 |
| 13 | 19 | Xavier SIMEON |
BEL | Holiday Gym Racing | Moriwaki | 275.8 | 1’56.466 | 0.868 / 0.023 |
| 14 | 35 | Raffaele DE ROSA |
ITA | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 278.4 | 1’56.543 | 0.945 / 0.077 |
| 15 | 6 | Alex DEBON | SPA | Aeroport de Castello – Ajo |
FTR | 269.6 | 1’56.647 | 1.049 / 0.104 |
| 16 | 44 | Roberto ROLFO |
ITA | Italtrans S.T.R. | Suter | 272.9 | 1’56.649 | 1.051 / 0.002 |
| 17 | 52 | Lukas PESEK | CZE | Matteoni CP Racing |
Moriwaki | 280.4 | 1’56.652 | 1.054 / 0.003 |
| 18 | 41 | Arne TODE | GER | Racing Team Germany |
Suter | 278.6 | 1’56.665 | 1.067 / 0.013 |
| 19 | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI |
JPN | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 273.6 | 1’56.716 | 1.118 / 0.051 |
| 20 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM |
CZE | Cardion AB Motoracing | FTR | 281.0 | 1’56.718 | 1.120 / 0.002 |
| 21 | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO |
FRA | Mapfre Aspar Team | Suter | 274.2 | 1’56.746 | 1.148 / 0.028 |
| 22 | 71 | Claudio CORTI |
ITA | Forward Racing | Suter | 275.4 | 1’56.799 | 1.201 / 0.053 |
| 23 | 65 | Stefan BRADL |
GER | Viessmann Kiefer Racing | Suter | 275.7 | 1’56.851 | 1.253 / 0.052 |
| 24 | 14 | Ratthapark WILAIROT |
THA | Thai Honda PTT Singha SAG | Bimota | 270.9 | 1’56.888 | 1.290 / 0.037 |
| 25 | 75 | Mattia PASINI |
ITA | JIR Moto2 | Motobi | 279.4 | 1’56.897 | 1.299 / 0.009 |
| 26 | 3 | Simone CORSI |
ITA | JIR Moto2 | Motobi | 275.2 | 1’56.898 | 1.300 / 0.001 |
| 27 | 68 | Yonny HERNANDEZ |
COL | Blusens-STX | BQR-Moto2 | 273.3 | 1’56.911 | 1.313 / 0.013 |
| 28 | 45 | Scott REDDING |
GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Suter | 284.9 | 1’57.049 | 1.451 / 0.138 |
| 29 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER |
SWI | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 273.4 | 1’57.380 | 1.782 / 0.331 |
| 30 | 61 | Vladimir IVANOV |
UKR | Gresini Racing Moto2 | Moriwaki | 284.6 | 1’57.392 | 1.794 / 0.012 |
| 31 | 59 | Niccolo CANEPA |
ITA | RSM Team Scot | Force GP210 | 272.7 | 1’57.400 | 1.802 / 0.008 |
| 32 | 39 | Robertino PIETRI |
VEN | Italtrans S.T.R. | Suter | 276.9 | 1’57.455 | 1.857 / 0.055 |
| 33 | 9 | Kenny NOYES | USA | Jack & Jones by A.Banderas |
Promoharris | 272.7 | 1’57.467 | 1.869 / 0.012 |
| 34 | 5 | Joan OLIVE | SPA | Jack & Jones by A.Banderas |
Promoharris | 274.3 | 1’57.589 | 1.991 / 0.122 |
| 35 | 10 | Fonsi NIETO | SPA | Holiday Gym G22 |
Moriwaki | 272.1 | 1’57.690 | 2.092 / 0.101 |
| 36 | 76 | Bernat MARTINEZ |
SPA | Maquinza-SAG Team | Bimota | 265.7 | 1’57.733 | 2.135 / 0.043 |
| 37 | 53 | Valentin DEBISE |
FRA | WTR San Marino Team | ADV | 274.7 | 1’57.940 | 2.342 / 0.207 |
| 38 | 21 | Vladimir LEONOV |
RUS | Vector Kiefer Racing | Suter | 269.7 | 1’58.247 | 2.649 / 0.307 |
| 39 | 8 | Anthony WEST |
AUS | MZ Racing Team | MZ-RE Honda | 265.5 | 1’58.430 | 2.832 / 0.183 |
| 40 | 88 | Yannick GUERRA |
SPA | Holiday Gym G22 | Moriwaki | 267.3 | 1’58.467 | 2.869 / 0.037 |
| 41 | 96 | Anthony DELHALLE |
FRA | Blusens-STX | BQR-Moto2 | 271.9 | 1’58.701 | 3.103 / 0.234 |
125cc GP
Sandro Cortese will start tomorrow’s 125cc race from pole position, after stealing the number one slot on the grid from Pol Espargaró right at the end of this afternoon’s qualifying session. Espargaró was unable to respond, having crashed without injury with just ten minutes of the session left to run.
Bancaja Aspar team-mates Bradley Smith and current World Championship leader Nico Terol complete the front row, as both came within three-tenths of the top time.
Randy Krummenacher, Marc Márquez, Esteve Rabat and Efrén Vázquez will all be present on the second row after good qualification performances, although Vázquez experienced a fall at the very end of the session.
Johann Zarco and Tomoyoshi Koyama were inside the top ten, with British rider Danny Webb 13th. There were crashes for Adrián Martín and Luigi Morciano.
125cc GP Start Positions
Mugello, Saturday, June 05, 2010
| Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE |
GER | Avant Mitsubishi Ajo | Derbi | 233.0 | 1’58.315 | |
| 2 | 44 | Pol ESPARGARO |
SPA | Tuenti Racing | Derbi | 234.2 | 1’58.336 | 0.021 / 0.021 |
| 3 | 38 | Bradley SMITH |
GBR | Bancaja Aspar Team | Aprilia | 234.0 | 1’58.572 | 0.257 / 0.236 |
| 4 | 40 | Nicolas TEROL |
SPA | Bancaja Aspar Team | Aprilia | 237.6 | 1’58.586 | 0.271 / 0.014 |
| 5 | 35 | Randy KRUMMENACHER |
SWI | Stipa-Molenaar Racing GP | Aprilia | 232.3 | 1’58.682 | 0.367 / 0.096 |
| 6 | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ |
SPA | Red Bull Ajo Motorsport | Derbi | 234.9 | 1’58.705 | 0.390 / 0.023 |
| 7 | 12 | Esteve RABAT |
SPA | Blusens-STX | Aprilia | 238.0 | 1’59.177 | 0.862 / 0.472 |
| 8 | 7 | Efren VAZQUEZ |
SPA | Tuenti Racing | Derbi | 232.2 | 1’59.341 | 1.026 / 0.164 |
| 9 | 14 | Johann ZARCO |
FRA | WTR San Marino Team | Aprilia | 236.1 | 1’59.617 | 1.302 / 0.276 |
| 10 | 71 | Tomoyoshi KOYAMA |
JPN | Racing Team Germany | Aprilia | 241.1 | 1’59.692 | 1.377 / 0.075 |
| 11 | 53 | Jasper IWEMA |
NED | CBC Corse | Aprilia | 233.8 | 1’59.809 | 1.494 / 0.117 |
| 12 | 39 | Luis SALOM | SPA | Stipa-Molenaar Racing GP |
Aprilia | 238.0 | 2’00.052 | 1.737 / 0.243 |
| 13 | 99 | Danny WEBB | GBR | Andalucia Cajasol |
Aprilia | 240.2 | 2’00.131 | 1.816 / 0.079 |
| 14 | 23 | Alberto MONCAYO |
SPA | Andalucia Cajasol | Aprilia | 236.4 | 2’00.559 | 2.244 / 0.428 |
| 15 | 95 | Alessandro TONUCCI |
ITA | Junior GP Racing Team FMI | Aprilia | 219.8 | 2’00.774 | 2.459 / 0.215 |
| 16 | 92 | Luigi MORCIANO |
ITA | Junior GP Racing Team FMI | Aprilia | 234.3 | 2’00.890 | 2.575 / 0.116 |
| 17 | 5 | Alexis MASBOU |
FRA | Ongetta Team | Aprilia | 227.4 | 2’01.300 | 2.985 / 0.410 |
| 18 | 78 | Marcel SCHROTTER |
GER | Interwetten Honda 125 | Honda | 236.7 | 2’01.312 | 2.997 / 0.012 |
| 19 | 50 | Sturla FAGERHAUG |
NOR | AirAsia – Sepang Int. Circuit | Aprilia | 229.8 | 2’01.351 | 3.036 / 0.039 |
| 20 | 15 | Simone GROTZKYJ |
ITA | Fontana Racing | Aprilia | 229.6 | 2’01.589 | 3.274 / 0.238 |
| 21 | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL |
CZE | Racing Team Germany | Aprilia | 228.3 | 2’01.683 | 3.368 / 0.094 |
| 22 | 51 | Riccardo MORETTI |
ITA | Junior GP FMI | Aprilia | 224.0 | 2’01.797 | 3.482 / 0.114 |
| 23 | 94 | Jonas FOLGER |
GER | Ongetta Team | Aprilia | 223.8 | 2’01.868 | 3.553 / 0.071 |
| 24 | 96 | Tommaso GABRIELLI |
ITA | Racing Team Gabrielli | Aprilia | 226.9 | 2’01.898 | 3.583 / 0.030 |
| 25 | 32 | Lorenzo SAVADORI |
ITA | Matteoni CP Racing | Aprilia | 219.9 | 2’02.243 | 3.928 / 0.345 |
| 26 | 98 | Mattia TAROZZI |
ITA | Faenza Racing | Aprilia | 233.0 | 2’02.417 | 4.102 / 0.174 |
| 27 | 63 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN |
MAL | AirAsia – Sepang Int. Circuit | Aprilia | 225.9 | 2’02.586 | 4.271 / 0.169 |
| 28 | 97 | Armando PONTONE |
ITA | Junior GP Racing Team FMI | Aprilia | 215.7 | 2’02.763 | 4.448 / 0.177 |
| 29 | 60 | Michael VAN DER MARK |
NED | Lambretta Reparto Corse | Lambretta | 220.9 | 2’03.114 | 4.799 / 0.351 |
| 30 | 87 | Luca MARCONI |
ITA | Ongetta Team | Aprilia | 234.3 | 2’03.245 | 4.930 / 0.131 |
| 31 | 69 | Louis ROSSI | FRA | CBC Corse |
Aprilia | 224.9 | 2’03.864 | 5.549 / 0.619 |
| 32 | 72 | Marco RAVAIOLI |
ITA | Lambretta Reparto Corse | Lambretta | 211.3 | 2’06.126 | 7.811 / 2.262 |
| 26 | Adrian MARTIN |
SPA | Aeroport de Castello – Ajo | Aprilia | 193.3 | 2’21.695 | 23.380 / 15.56 |
